Oxford University Press

A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam EraIn the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft        board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned        the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the        ''Catonsville Nine'' quickly became...

How is knowledge of the external world possible? How is knowledge of other minds possible? How is a priori knowledge possible? These are all examples of how-possible questions in epistemology. In this highly original book Quassim Cassam explains how such questions arise and how they should be answered....

Economic Morality and Jewish Law compares the way in which welfare economics and Jewish law determine the propriety of an economic action, whether by a private citizen or the government. Issues explored include negative externalities, price controls, the lemons problem, the living wage, and short selling....

And other mathematical explorationsFrom the mathematics of mazes, to cones with a twist, and the amazing sphericon -        and how to make one - Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles        that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the        world of mathematics....

Over 200 color figures and concise, readable text guide students through the steps        to perform a thorough and effective clinical examination and perform basic practical        skills....

Leading scholars in the philosophy of language and theoretical linguistics present brand-new papers on a major topic at the intersection of the two fields, the distinction between semantics and pragmatics. Anyone engaged with this issue in either discipline will find much to reward their attention here. Contributors: Kent Bach, Herman Cappelen,...